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eternal vigilance is the price of freedom
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Implementation will require vigilance, coordination, and enforcement on an unprecedented scale.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Children are born into vulnerability and mothers into vigilance; and even then our best may not be good enough.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
That vigilance was not misplaced.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, habitual daytime light exposure – consistent across the seven days – was tied to faster reaction times on the vigilance task and fewer errors in the tests measuring working memory and visual search skills.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Children are born into vulnerability and mothers into vigilance; and even then our best may not be good enough.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
That vigilance was not misplaced.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, habitual daytime light exposure – consistent across the seven days – was tied to faster reaction times on the vigilance task and fewer errors in the tests measuring working memory and visual search skills.
—New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Vigilance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigilance. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being vigilant
Medical Definition
vigilance
noun
vig·i·lance
ˈvij-ə-lən(t)s
: the quality or state of being wakeful and alert : degree of wakefulness or responsiveness to stimuli
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